Kevin Wack

As Fifth Third's chief administrative officer, Teresa Tanner has overseen big changes in employee benefits and led the process to relaunch the bank's brand.

As electronic payments continue their steady ascent, the job Diana Reyes does for HSBC has become enormous.

Women looking to balance their high-powered careers with a family life can take inspiration from Marianne Lake. "You can have it all," the U.K. native said in a recent interview. "But you just might not be able to have all of it at the same time."

JPMorgan Chase's top lawyer oversees a team of more than 1,900 legal professionals in 29 countries.

B of A's Anne Clarke Wolff says attrition continues to thwart efforts to improve gender equality in the banking industry's top ranks.

Although she oversees one of the world's largest corporate technology teams, Cathy Bessant is not the kind of fervent cheerleader for digital breakthroughs that one encounters in Silicon Valley. That said, Bessant, who is American Banker's Most Powerful Woman in Banking for 2017, is a big believer in the power of technology.

Once a regional operation, U.S. Bank's corporate banking unit has grown into a national powerhouse under Leslie Godridge.

Jane Fraser has been tapped to revive lagging parts of Citi’s business before and Mexico is her latest turnaround assignment.

Andrea Smith is leading an effort to address income inequality in Bank of America's hometown.

In 2017, it's critical that large foreign-owned banks have finely tuned eyes and ears in Silicon Valley. At Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, the parent of MUFG Union Bank, those duties fall to Ranjana Clark.